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Custom Air Products & Services, Inc. (CAPS) can help cool down your Summer. CAPS is one of the leading manufacturers of custom built HVAC portable and rental equipment in the industry. CAPS portable equipment product lines include the 5 ton portable XP (Explosion Proof)/NEMA 7 HVAC unit.

We engineer and manufacture explosion proof air conditioners and industrial grade HVAC systems for hazardous and severe duty applications, including the stresses placed on equipment in the heat of Summer.

Our explosion-proof HVAC units can be designed and constructed for industrial locations both on and offshore.

For use in areas such as

Switchgear Buildings

Motor Control Centers

Control Rooms

Analyzer Shelters

Driller’s Cabins

Many others

CAPS Explosion-proofHVAC Systems are

Coated with high quality, corrosion proof paint

Manufactured for the chemical, petrochemical, refining, and offshore oil & gas industries, both domestic and international

Custom designed with innovation and flexibility to meet changing industry needs

Women in HVACR is an industry organization dedicated to improving the opportunities available to women in the HVACR industry and providing professional avenues for them to connect with other industry women. These avenues include networking, mentoring, and education opportunities.

“We here at CAPS put a high value on the women who are an integral part of our organization and our industry,” explains CAPS CEO Taylor Norris. “While we recognize that our industry sector is underrepresented by women, or perhaps because of this fact,” he reflected, “we are always on the lookout for ways to have a positive impact on the situation. We find our CAPS women to be knowledgeable, competent, and important contributors to helping us pursue our company goals and we seek not only to add to this body of knowledge, but to find ways to continuously improve what we have.”

Norris went on to explain that some of the continuous improvement opportunities involve participating in local industry/education advisory committees, supporting membership in other industry organizations, and providing opportunities for employees to attend seminars, conferences, and training opportunities.

Here are some of the opportunities and achievements of CAPS Women over the past few years:

“We are always looking for new and capable women in our organization,” Norris noted, “but this is not our only goal. We also continue to seek opportunities for our CAPS women to network, learn, improve, contribute to, and represent our organization in industry.”

Custom Air Products & Services, Inc. (CAPS) can help cool down your Summer. CAPS is one of the leading manufacturers of custom built HVAC portable and rental equipment in the industry. CAPS portable equipment product lines include the 5 ton portable GP/NEMA 4 HVAC unit.

If you are looking for a company that has years of experience creating tried-and-true HVAC solutions, along with the ability to support the diverse needs of every customer, choose Custom Air Products & Services, Inc. (CAPS). No one’s needs are exactly the same and this is where you will find CAPS is uniquely prepared to serve you, as we can and will go the extra mile to provide for your CUSTOM requirements.

We’ve all experienced it at some point when working or playing hard – fatigue sets in, your mouth feels dry and your legs are heavy and you may even get a headache. These are all common signs of dehydration.

When you are working hard, body fluid is lost through sweat. If the fluid lost through sweat is not replaced, dehydration and early fatigue are unavoidable. Losing even 2% of body fluids (less than 3.5 pounds in a 180-pound person) can impair performance by increasing fatigue and affecting cognitive skills. During the summer heat it’s easy to become dehydrated if you don’t drink enough fluids to replace what is lost in sweat.

Dehydration can easily be prevented

When to drink: Ensure you drink before you start working, trying to catch-up for lost fluids after a period of time is very difficult. Also, drink before you get thirsty. By the time you’re thirsty you are already dehydrated, so it’s important to drink at regular intervals – especially when it is hot outside.

What to drink: Water is truly one of the best things to drink. Research also shows that a lightly flavored beverage with a small amount of sodium encourages people to drink enough to stay hydrated. The combination of flavor and electrolytes in a sports drink like Gatorade provides one of the best choices to help you stay properly hydrated.

What not to drink: During activity, avoid drinks with high sugar content such as soda and even fruit juices. These are slow to absorb into the body. Also alcohol and caffeinated beverages should be avoided. Caffeinated drinks may have a mild diuretic effect; meaning that they may cause the need to urinate. Alcohol is even more of a diuretic; for every 1ml of alcohol drunk, urine excretion increases by as much as 10ml.

Many people ask how much to drink and that truly depends on your activity level and how much your body is losing fluids. In general, when you are working and sweating, you should drink at least every half-hour. Ensure you are drinking enough to replace your lost fluids.